WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-18 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-04
Watchouts
Cash
£20M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£36M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
39
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-14
- WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT PLC 2025-08-14 → present
- WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2025-06-23 → 2025-08-14
- BEST OF THE BEST LIMITED 2024-11-21 → 2025-06-23
- BEST OF THE BEST PLC 2006-08-07 → 2024-11-21
- BEST OF THE BEST LIMITED 2006-06-23 → 2006-08-07
- SWSH LIMITED 2002-02-28 → 2006-06-23
- BEST OF THE BEST LIMITED 1999-04-20 → 2002-02-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,558,000 | £53,397,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,337,000 | £5,916,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,418,000 | £6,034,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,974,000 | £4,630,000 | |
| Cash | £6,546,000 | £8,352,000 | £20,144,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,011,000 | £6,336,000 | -£32,495,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,752,000 | £6,076,000 | -£36,313,000 | |
| Equity | £3,752,000 | £6,076,000 | -£36,313,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 24 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | £1,211,000 | £2,584,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 11.9% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.1% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 36.9% | -18.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.5% | 43.8% | 169.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 2.16x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | 233.70x | 56.88x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the ability of the Company and the Group to continue as a going concern. Whilst the Company is expecting to conclude an Initial Public Offering ("IPO") in October 2025, which would further strengthen the Company's and the Group's financial position, the Directors have performed their assessment with no cash flows assumed from the IPO. At 31 December 2024 the Group had net current liabilities of £84,763k following the acquisition of the Crowd Group along with the term loan of £29,318k drawn down in December 2024. The Directors are satisfied that the substantial headroom on these covenants currently in place will continue to the test date.”
Group structure
- WINVIA ENTERTAINMENT PLC · parent
- Crowd Services Ltd 95.86%
- Crowd Interactive Holding Ltd 95.86%
- Crowd Entertainment Ltd 95.86%
- Stellar Development SRL 95.86%
- OmniPlay SRL 95.86%
- Crowd UK Services Ltd 95.86%
- WOW Intl. 95.86%
- Sky Data Services SRL 95.86%
- 360 Operational Services Ltd 95.86%
- SW Globe Hosting SRL 95.86%
- Viral Interactive Limited 95.86%
- WindGG Holdings Ltd 57.52%
- WindGG International Ltd 57.52%
Significant events
- “On 23 June 2025, the Company changed its name from Best of the Best Limited to Winvia Entertainment Limited. On 14 August 2025 the Company changed its name from Winvia Entertainment Limited to Winvia Entertainment Plc as the Company pursues an IPO on the Alternative Investment Market.”
- “The Company intends to IPO on the Alternative Investment Market to support its growth plans in the Competitions sector.”
- “In March 2025 the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Click Competitions Limited ("Click"), a UK-based company in the competitions and prize draw market, for total consideration of up to £16,424k.”
- “In June 2025, Winvia paid an amount of £2,450k to employees and key management personnel of Winvia and Crowd Group to recognise the efforts expended in the process of Winvia's IPO.”
- “In September 2025 the Group divested the non-core companies of Viral Interactive Limited and Best of the Best Limited (formerly known as Crowd Services UK Limited) for nil consideration to a related party.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Kerin | Secretary | 2023-10-10 | — | — |
| BUCCI, Joanne Marie | Director | 2025-10-03 | Sep 1968 | British |
| BUTLER, Charles Alistair Neilson | Director | 2022-09-28 | Jun 1972 | British |
| FAIRCHILD, Simon Charles | Director | 2025-10-03 | Dec 1965 | British |
| HAY, Simon John | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| LLOYD-HUGHES, Timothy John Clive | Director | 2025-10-03 | Feb 1955 | British |
| MANOILA, Mihai | Director | 2025-09-24 | Nov 1988 | Romanian |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINDMARCH, Michael William | Secretary | 1999-04-20 | 2006-08-04 |
| STAMP, Christopher David | Secretary | 2006-08-04 | 2008-03-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Kerin | Secretary | 2020-10-31 | 2023-08-24 |
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-17 | 2020-10-31 |
| BUCCI, Joanne Marie | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-08-24 |
| BURNS, Daniel Paul | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2023-08-24 |
| FAKONTI, Antigoni | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2025-10-03 |
| FIRTH, David Samuel Peter | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-08-24 |
| GARTON, Rupert Carlton Erskine | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2024-05-22 |
| HADJIYIANNAKIS, Marios | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2025-10-03 |
| HARGRAVE, Colin | Director | 2008-05-07 | 2017-12-31 |
| HENBREY, William Alexander | Director | 2006-07-04 | 2009-08-01 |
| HINDMARCH, Michael William | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2021-09-30 |
| HINDMARCH, William Saward | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2023-08-24 |
| HUGHES, Benjamin Lloyd | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2025-10-03 |
| NESTOR, Cristinela Odeta | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2025-10-03 |
| PERRY, David | Director | 2025-10-03 | 2026-02-01 |
| ZIEBLAND, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2009-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Teddy Sagi | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-12-11 | Active |
| Globe Invest Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-10-13 | Ceased 2024-12-11 |
| Mrs Philippa Kate Hindmarch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-04-04 | Ceased 2022-09-08 |
| Mr William Saward Hindmarch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-24 | Ceased 2022-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-11-18 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-02 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 5
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31